Antique Austrian Porcelain Poppy Flower Butter Dish Cheese Bell Dome 9"

Description

Austrian Victorian Era porcelain butter / cheese dish including underplate and dome hand painted in pale green with clusters of red poppies and small gilt handle.

"Vienna Austria - This mark was used as a dedicated export mark owned by the Gräflich Thun'sche Porzellanfabrik Klösterle and had previously been used on items handled by three New York importers: PH Leonard had been the first in 1885 until his bankruptcy in 1898. He was succeeded by Bawo & Dotter (NYC,1898-1900) who took his place for a short time before being replaced by Charles L. Dwenger (NYC,1900-1915), followed by Paul A. Straub around 1915-1918. Logically nobody can nowadays say who actually imported specific items based on the mark alone." (Source: Porcelain Marks and More/Collectors Weekly)

Condition

Poor condition, crack / chip / repair to plate

Dimensions

8.5" x 5" (Diameter x Height)